WEBVTT USE SO FAR THE NUMBER OFCRIMES INVOLVING GUNS IS ON THERISE.IN ALGIERS, OUTSIDE JULIAN'SDISCOUNT, POLICE SAY A MAN WASSHOT AND INJURED SUNDAY NIGHTJUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.POLICE SAY THE VICTIM WASAPPROACHED BY 5 TEEN MALES WHODEMANDED HIS MONEYA POLICE REPORT SAYS AFTER A GUNWAS PLACED TO THE MAN'S HEAD, ANALTERCATION STARTED AND HE WASSHOT.NEIGHBORS SAY THE LATEST GUNCRIME IS NOT SURPRISING.BUT THEY'RE TRYING TOO.YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT ANYMORE.IT IS GOING TO FAR.TRAVERS: BUT THEY'RE TRYING TOO.IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THEREHAVE BEEN OVER 90 SHOOTINGS, SOTHE NOPD IS STARTING ASPECIALIZED UNIT THAT WILLINVESTIGATION GUN CRIME ANDSHOOTING.>> THEY ARE A PROACTIVE,TACTICAL TEAM ALTHOUGH THEY AREAN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, THEY AREA TACTICAL TEAM AS WELL.TRAVERS: THE CHIEF SAYS THE UNITWILL BE COMPROMISED OF 8OFFICERS, MAINLY FORMERDETECTIVES FROM OTHER DISTRICTSAND A SERGEANT, AND WILL WORKCLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT'SGANG UNIT.>> THE PRIMARY MISSION IS TO GOOUT, GATHER INTELLIGENCE ANDTHEN GO AND BUILD CRIMINAL CASESAGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARECOMMITTING CASES OF VIOLENCE.TRAVERS: OVER THE WEEKEND, THEORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAIDACTION WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED BYPOLICE.>> 91 SHOOTINGS.YOU PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH THE30 PLUS MURDERS THAT'S 120PEOPLE THAT COULD BE DEAD IF THEAIM OF THE BAD GUYS WAS BETTER.TRAVERS: NEIGHBORS TO JUSTWANTED TO STOP.